D2C LAB: New Movements

Date:

Fri 11 Apr 2025

Time:

18:00 - 18:45

Venue:

DanceHouse

Admission:

Free, register in advance via MindBody

Join us for a special edition of New Movements, Dance Ireland’s platform for works-in-progress, where artists share work fresh from the studio and invite audience feedback.

This sharing marks the culmination of the seventh edition of D2C LAB, and features a new piece devised by Ques Zaalman and Matt Szczerek, developed during an intensive five-day programme at DanceHouse with fifteen dance artists.

Rooted in Krump practice, with a contemporary touch, the piece explores the liberation of body and mind in difficult times of unrest. Book your place below!

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About D2C LAB

Now in its seventh year, the D2C LAB is a professional development programme for Irish and international dance artists working at the intersection of street dance and contemporary dance theatre.

Founded by choreographer Matt Szczerek, D2C LAB creates space for research, exchange, and the development of hybrid dance practices, offering selected artists time, mentorship, and training with leading international figures.

This spring, we are proud to welcome mentor Ques Zaalman, one of the most prominent voices in the European Krump scene – an activist, educator, and powerful creative force whose work bridges form, feeling, and community.

This edition is delivered in partnership with Dance Ireland and, for the first time, Luail, extending the programme across Belfast, Dublin, and Limerick.

This New Movements sharing is the culmination of the Dublin LAB - a moment to celebrate experimentation, collaboration, and the potential of new movement languages.

Dance2Connect (D2C LAB)  is funded by Arts Council Ireland in partnership with Dance Ireland and Luail.  Additional support provided by the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick, Maiden Voyage and Promenade.

Dublin D2C LAB Participants 

Emma Camerano   
Grace Cuny   
Maiya McMonagle   
Cormac Mohally   
Alessio Motta   
Sam Noonan   
Favour Odusola   
Siún O'Kane   
Alison O’Shea   
Adam O’Reilly   
Sybille Raphael   
Josue Reis   
Ilie Elena-Simona   
Jessie Thompson   
Louiseanne Wong